Interactive games may soon be on YouTube
YouTube may soon have a variety of interactive games. Recently, Google has filed a patent, entitled “Web-Based System for Generation of Interactive Games Based on Digital Videos.” With this patent, many assume that new, player-friendly video base games will be added to YouTube’s vast collection of videos.
It was filed in 2009 and published this month; the interactive game patent addressed modern technologies as they applied to the concept of interactive gaming. It read: “Such annotations can be used to construct interactive games using videos, such as a game in which clicking on different portions of a video leads to different outcomes.”
Google has not yet commented on the validity of this patent. However, it sounds like something that Shane Dawson along with many other YouTubers have already done. So what exactly can we expect? Maybe there will be an easier system to connect videos together. Other than that, it’s really hard to say.
My name is Zachary James, but most know me as OutbackZack. As a dedicated YouTuber both on and off the camera, I seek to bring news and give insight on the YouTube community. While not working on PauseStopRewind, I entertain many with my insane comedy style videos. Also, many know me as an artist who has worked with various YouTubers ranging from Andy Warski to Shane Dawson.
Slyth66 Says:
Like you mentioned, it doesn’t sound like anything new. Interactive games have been around almost since annotations. Why would they need a patent for it though? They could just add another category for “Games”. Anyways, it will be interesting to see how this comes out.
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